In response to the increase in consultations regarding digital legacy, Japan PC Service is distributing the latest guidebook “Digital Data Organization Guide 2024” for free, which summarizes know-how for pre-death digital data organization.
Supervised by Makoto Law Office (Osaka City), it includes self-checklists that allow you to easily understand your own situation. It introduces preparation, basic, and advanced versions, as well as points and precautions for each stage so that you can “pre-death digital data organization that suits you”.
As the number of consultations to law offices such as “I don’t know where to start” and “I don’t know how much preparation I should make” is increasing, the company has posted examples of measures for each stage so that you can choose the measures that suit you.
According to the company, the number of consultations has increased since the launch of “Digital Legacy Support” in 2016, and the most common consultations are password-related, such as “I don’t know the password for the deceased’s computer, so I can’t check the data I need.” Regular information organization and updating is recommended in order to leave the information that bereaved families want to check in a visible form.
In addition to being made available on the website, it is also being distributed free of charge in stores such as “PC Hospital” and “Smartphone Hospital”.

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